And about 20 minutes later, at 5:26 p.m., Göring was faced
with the news that Miklas, the President, was refusing to appoint
Seyss-Inquart as Chancellor, and he issued instructions as to the
ultimatum that was to be delivered to Miklas. I quote from the
telephone conversation between Göring and Seyss-Inquart, in Part
E of the folder, the part marked with capital R, Pages 1 and 2:

"Göring: 'Now remember the
following: You go immediately, together with Lieutenant General Muff,
and tell the Federal President that if the conditions which are known
to you are not accepted immediately, the troops who are already
stationed at and advancing to the frontier, will march in tonight
along the whole line, and Austria will cease to exist. Lieutenant
General Muff should go with you and demand to be admitted for
conference immediately. Please inform us immediately about Miklas'
position. Tell him there is no time now for any joke. Just through
the false report we received before, action was delayed, but now the
situation is such that l tonight the invasion will begin from all the
corners of Austria. The invasion will be stopped and the troops will
be held at the border only if we are informed by 7:30 that Miklas has
entrusted you with the Federal Chancellorship.'" --There follows
in the transcript a sentence which is broken up.--" 'M."
'-I suppose that means Lieutenant General Muff.--"'does not
matter whatever it might be, the immediate` restoration of the Party
with all its organizations."' --There is again an interruption
in the transcript.--"'And then call out all the National
Socialists all over the country. They should now be in the streets;
so remember, report must be given by 7:30. Lieutenant General Muff is
supposed to come along with you. I shall inform him immediately. If
Miklas could not understand it in 4 hours, we shall make him
understand it now in 4 minutes.' "

An hour later, at 6:28 p.m., Göring had an extensively
interrupted telephone conversation with Keppler and Muff and
Seyss-Inquart. When he told Keppler that Miklas had refused to
appoint Seyss-Inquart, Göring said--I read from Part H, about a
third of the way down on the page:

"Göring: 'Well, then
Seyss-Inquart has to dismiss him. Just go upstairs again and just
tell him plainly that S. I.' " --Seyss-Inquart--"'shall
call on the National Socialist